Faculty Profile

Darlene Machell ESPENA

Associate Professor of Southeast Asian Studies (Education); Course Coordinator for Big Questions; Associate Dean (Student Matters)

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Email
darlenee@smu.edu.sg

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Research Areas

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College of Integrative Studies
- Media, Culture and Society
- - Southeast Asian Studies
School of Social Sciences
- Contemporary Asian Societies
- Philosophy
- Political Science
- - International Relations

Strategic Priorities

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Growth in Asia

Qualifications

PhD in History, Nanyang Technological University, 2017
MSc in Asian Studies, Nanyang Technological University, 2012
BA in Social Sciences (Major in Area Studies), University of the Philippines Manila, 2006

Research Interests

Southeast Asian Cultural History
Dance and Film in Cold War in Southeast Asia
Memory, Film, and Politics in Transnational Asia
Film, Interdisciplinary Pedagogy, and Education

Course(s) Taught in SMU

Big Questions
Scratches on their Minds: Images of Asia in Hollywood
Cultural History of the Cold War: Battle for Hearts and Minds
Screening Asia: History, Society and Politics in Film
Special Topics in Political Science: International Relations of Asia on Film
Film in Southeast Asia

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